15:15
Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m2f17y, Flat, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 2m 8.38s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Oisin Orr
Richard Fahey
Fighting for restraint early - well placed with leaders - moved to front two out - asserted and drew away final furlong to win comfortably
Adam Farragher
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Held mid-pack early - pushed along and made progress from 2f out to take second inside the final furlong - unable to trouble winner but stayed on to finish second
Hollie Doyle
Alan King
Settled just off midpack early on the rail - lost touch with the pace 2f out - pushed along and fought back from the final furlong - moved up into third close home
Silvestre De Sousa
Roger Varian
Held up in the pack - pushed along and drifted left over 2f out - stayed on late to take fourth
Jim Crowley
John & Thady Gosden
Fought for control early - went clear soon after start then pressed and overtaken 2f out - lost place steadily through final furlong to finish 5th
Rob Hornby
Andrew Balding
Held up towards the back on the wide side - improved into contention over 2f out but drifted left under pressure inside the final furlong - unable to find more late and finished sixth beaten 6 lengths
Harry Davies
David Menuisier
Slow to break - fought for control while towards the back on the rail - improved into the pace two furlongs out - stayed on inside the last to finish 7th
Ryan Moore
George Boughey
Settled just behind the pace on the rail - pushed along with a furlong left - dropped away quickly - finished eighth
Oisin McSweeney (3)
Adrian Paul Keatley
Settled close to the front pack - dropped back into midfield 5f out - pushed along and faded from 2f out - finished ninth
David Probert
Jack Channon
Held a midpack spot wide of rivals - pushed along with two furlongs left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 10th
Sean D Bowen
Jim Boyle
Sat handy on the wide side - pushed along and drifted left with 2f left - faded soon after - eventually well held in 11th
Shane Gray
Richard Fahey
Sluggish start - never a factor - finished last of the group beaten well over 16 lengths
Pat Cosgrave
George Baker
Held up early - never a factor - trailed home well beaten
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.